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Taxonomy
vocab
Term | Definition |
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Binomial Nomenclature | The system of naming organisms scientifically, developed by carolus linnaeus; consists of the genus and species name |
Kingdom | The highest level of taxonomic classification beneath that of the three domains |
Phylum | 1; The taxonomic level below kingdom and above class |
class | 2; the taxonomic level below phylum |
Order | 3 |
Family | 4 |
genus | 5 |
species | 6 |
Cladorgram | a branching diagram representing a hypothesis about the evolutionary descent of groups of organisms from a common ancestor |
dichotomous key | a tool used to classify an organism through a series of questions with only two possible answers |
ancestry | the lineage of successive parents and offspring that leads to an organism or species |